Remarks at 2012 Development Cooperation Forum

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Remarks at 2012 Development Cooperation Forum

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

ECOSOC

05 July 2012

Remarks at 2012 Development Cooperation Forum

I am pleased to join you today.

This Forum gives a voice to all actors involved in international cooperation for development.

Only through collaboration, coherence and partnership will we achieve our development goals.

I welcome your engagement over the past two years. The development cooperation architecture is being transformed. Together, we can build even stronger partnerships.

We have a shared calling: to lift people from poverty and support long-term sustainable development.

Our task becomes more urgent each day.任务的艰巨性与日俱增

The world economy is precarious, and the risk of further recession remains.

I am concerned about already high food and energy prices, which add a burden on the already vulnerable.

As populations grow, we will need at least 50 per cent more food and 45 per cent more energy by 2030.

And inequality between and within countries continues to rise.

We have made significant progress in reducing extreme poverty, but we have much work to do to eliminate these harsh conditions and disparities.

Climate change and environmental degradation affect billions of people, as do political crises and conflicts, pervasive poverty and needless disease. 可防治的

Two weeks ago, at the Rio+20 Summit Conference in Brazil, the international community emphasized the need to build resilience, particularly among the world’s poorest.

Rio+20 also emphasised the importance of partnerships.

Addressing these challenges requires the involvement and collaboration of all.

Governments alone cannot get the job done. We need the active involvement and support of all major groups of civil society.

As donors and partnerships continue to diversify, so too must the development cooperation architecture.

The role of South-South cooperation is growing.

Building on their own experiences, developing countries are helping each other through enhanced South-South cooperation. They are introducing new approaches for development cooperation 创新合作模式that are delivered quickly, with lighter procedural requirements. 程序要求不多，可以快速展开

The private sector is proving to be an important partner, as are foundations and others.

Private philanthropic organizations are becoming especially important in health and education.

Civil society is helping recipients absorb development assistance and use it effectively.

And local governments and municipalities are facilitating improved delivery of basic social services.

Our challenge is to ensure coherence and coordination among the broad range of actors.

It is imperative that we capitalize on the comparative strengths of each and fully tap the opportunities that this diversity offers.

At the same time, we must take this changing context as an opportunity to address the shortcomings of the current system.

I see five areas where we need to improve our efforts.

First, we must accelerate our efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

We need to keep our promises, even in times of fiscal austerity.

Second, development assistance must go where it is most needed. 用在刀刃上

Some countries are at the centre of international attention, while others find it harder to attract funding. The same holds true for critical development sectors.发展领域

Third, aid continues to be burdened with conditionalities. 有附加条件地提供援助This undermines national autonomy and leads to distortions in aid allocations.

Fourth, it is essential to improve mutual accountability and transparency. These are critical for ensuring that external support aligns with the priorities of recipient countries.

Fifth, building on our commitment to sustainability 在坚持可持续发展的基础上, we must strike a better balance between short and long-term considerations,实现短期目标与长期远景相统一 and between the economic, social and environmental pillars of sustainable development.

Development cooperation lies at the heart of the United Nations.

As the landscape of development cooperation changes, so, too, must the United Nations.

We must deliver as one – with you. 团结一致，开展工作

We welcome your leadership and guidance as we consider the post-2015 development agenda.

This Third Development Cooperation Forum is a unique platform to identify best practices and lay the ground for improved policy coherence and coordination.提高政策的协调性和连贯性

In the next two days, I count on you to share concrete ideas about how this can be done. 就如何开展工作，我希望各位能够提出具体的意见和建议
Together we must deliver development assistance that is more effective and pro-poor.

I wish you a productive meeting.

Thank you.

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